Tips and critics welcome! More @ www.pnwr.zoomshare.com Taken with a three year old Canon PowerShot A480. Best $100 camera I've had.
I like the "waking up" shots here. Since you asked for critiques, there are a few things that, in a darkroom, I would adjust on a print, and I am sure there is an analogous procedure in digital with GIMP/Photoshop/etc. The first shot looks great EXCEPT that the strong reflection off the roof in the background is a distraction from the main subject. In a darkroom, I'd dodge that piece pretty heavily to avoid that. I could see a way to darken it using a computer editing tool to do the same sort of thing. In the last one, again, there is a really bright thing off to the right which distracts. I'd tone that one down a bit, too. I like the framing on number 2 quite a bit, and THANK YOU for not centering it right on that opening in the side of the building. That would have looked a little odd. Nice to see some PNWR on here! Adam
Greatly appreciate the critiques! Couple questions.. Do you mean the roof of the Geep cab or the aluminum shop roof in the background? Any editing I might try would have to be done with an editing program I think. No dark room or equipment available other than my $100 camera and my tripod haha. I was somewhat annoyed by the bright lights around the yard/in the shop. They worked to my advantage most of the time, so long as I could manage to not have the lights in the shot directly. Ruined quite a few other pictures.
In the first one, I am talking about the roof on the building. It's really not a big deal. I think these are quite nice, and proof that you don't need the latest $1000+ whiz-bang camera to get some nice shots.
I'm with Boxcab, never was able to get good low light shots. You did well. I like SteamDonkey's suggestions about the bright roof. I like the way P&W names their locomotives for the cities they serve. Question: Do you have a background with the New York Central? Your avatar would indicate that. :tb-biggrin:
Ah, no. I'm 19, so the NYC was long gone by the time I was born. But it has always been my favorite railway. The locomotives, corporate culture, and personalities like Al Perlman have always fascinated me. I grew up not far from New York, so that might have something to do with it.
I was raised right alongside the four track NY Central mainline in the Mohawk Valley, NY. You should go check the New York Central fallen flag forum here. There are a lot of old photos of NYCS history. :tb-biggrin:
Oh man, that had to be an amazing childhood. I've seen countless videos of those four track stretches. What a place to be. I'll check out the NYC forum! I see you've got a Dreyfus Hudson in your signature.. Hands down the best looking streamliner ever, imo.
